GPS children locator
First Claim
1. A transceiver device for use in a system for locating persons, especially children, or objects, said transceiver device comprising:
- an upper housing; and
a lower housing;
wherein said upper and lower housings comprise, respectively, first and second attachment members cooperating to removably attach said upper housing to said lower housing and securely capture a thin piece of material therebetween.
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Abstract
A locator device carried on or by a person, particularly a child, sends out a signal using satellite technology known as GPS—Global Positioning System. Once the child is wearing the GPS locator device, the parent, guardian, or care giver, logs onto a computer, or a cellular phone or other communication equipment with a GPS feature, and a Web page map reveals the child'"'"'s location to within a few feet. The locator device also has a built-in personal identification chip in which a child'"'"'s personal information is recorded. The locator device is configured as a tiny article that can be easily attached to the child'"'"'s clothing and may be camouflaged in various ways so as to avoid suspicion by a kidnaper that the article contains a GPS locator device. Alternative attachment arrangements enable the user to select the optimum attachment arrangement for the type and nature of the material upon which it is to be affixed.
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21 Claims
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1. A transceiver device for use in a system for locating persons, especially children, or objects, said transceiver device comprising:
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an upper housing; and
a lower housing;
whereinsaid upper and lower housings comprise, respectively, first and second attachment members cooperating to removably attach said upper housing to said lower housing and securely capture a thin piece of material therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. A transceiver device for use in a system for locating persons, especially children, or objects, said transceiver device comprising:
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a housing unit including a battery, a GPS receiver, a wireless cellular packet transmitter module, and an antenna coupled to said GPS receiver and to said wireless cellular packet transmitter module;
a piercing pin affixed to said housing unit; and
a separate spring clip;
wherebysaid piercing pin is shaped and configured to snap into and latch with said spring clip with a thin sheet of material captured therebetween. - View Dependent Claims (20)
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19. A transceiver device for use in a system for locating persons, especially children, or objects, said transceiver device comprising:
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a housing unit including a battery, a GPS receiver, a wireless cellular packet transmitter module, and an antenna coupled to said GPS receiver and to said wireless cellular packet transmitter module;
a piercing pin hinged to said housing unit; and
a pin-lock mechanism affixed to said housing unit;
wherebysaid piercing pin is shaped and configured to extend into and latch with said pin-lock mechanism, with a thin sheet of material captured therebetween said piercing pin and said housing unit. - View Dependent Claims (21)
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